The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-16

flowers on her desk; n e . rain KEN
I'D somsbody'd allux send . ChInaman
'ifh IN umbrollcr. n sometimes she'd
Gnd . package o. purity quartz n
agates n nuggets n things Q them
sort with From . Friend writ on IN
package. She got . look for such
things after while. n knowed who
they KEN from. but she couldn't ketch
sight O. Charlie Tor = long time He'd
see her a-comin'. N his faced get hot
n his handed tremble. n his knees
shake. N he'd Jest M round n get
out o III way ill she'd git past n
then he'd look after her sortcr's e he'd
like 4 eat her. n swear awful under
| his breath. N cuss hisself for bein' sech
q dern fool.
9TH othcr Youngsters d shin up 8
| Miss 'vevie n be p%crlite n sociable. N
| she'd smile on one n Civ another q
posy. N talk 18th IT, next one, but not
4 bit more fer one than another.
N they'd talk bout her 1t work. n
low she M Jest bout tn sweetest gal
IN all Nevada. N kinder joke y an
other bout who az 'goin' . git her.
Never paid no sort % 'tention 70
Charley; no one srosed he az wantin'
{ git her, too. Finally. jest aforc tn
term M out. he did manage : git
sorter 'quaintcd like. n he'd be able :
meet her 'ithout jest plum fallin' down
from trcmblin'.
"One night there NJ . dance ct
Meanses Tavern. bout two mile up IN
mountain. whar til stage changed
HOSES. Charley he made out { ask
Miss 'veyie ef she'd 60. N she bein'
powerful fond O. dancin'. lowed she
would. They M lots o young people
went up from III Flat. n they he'd =
gay time, till bout twelve o'clock
Miss 'vivie told Charley. bein' ez she
he'd t teach school tn mex day. she
thought she'd better be goin' home.
She hoped he uz cnjoyin' hisself. N sed
ci he didn't want Z leave th' dancin'
she lowed she cd git somebody else I
take her home down til hill. She
knowed blamed we'll ct it . bin .
shootin' matter fer emmy young Teller Z
Try scch a thing. but ! reckcn shs
couldn't help a-playin' 18th i'm the
way. Charley he jest scd & her pleas
ure's his law, n got his hat n the,
started.
1T az a nice road. AL down hill. =
. tn noon z shinin' bright ez day. =
It uz nice a little pasear ez emmy youn'
! feller'd ever want. N jest cool enough
Z make il nice L walk close tgether
with Miss 'vcvie holdin' on { Charley
arm real kittenish like. She w in I'll
{ best spirits ye ever see, n KEEP a chat
term like a mockin' bird bout ever
thing under tn sun. N Charley u
lest about in LII top heaven 18th happi
i ness He he'd got SOS he cd manag
1 look at her now n then. n say
= word er two 'thout gettin' flummuxed
He knowed she w goin' away ez soon
her school w ont, bout two week
from. tncn. N he felt like he'd got
q say suthin' mighty Don er it'd be \
use. lie w turnin' this thing over
o. over IN his mind while she uz talkii
u 60 chippcr bout heroes n them trucl
She'd pot & tellin' bout some Of
Greek heathcn fcllers she'd read bot
what did big fightin' for the gals the
loved. You Lizzics n AkiIlees
suthin' like tibet, n sayin' she did az
. mire brave men. N hoped she'd hcv
lover some day what'd do big thing
N tcllin' how she'd love him. Thet 8
- Charley I thinkin'.
HE didn't know what n al thund'
she meant n didn't know how { tai
her. He felt purity dern shore q
y, must hev some sort o. idea bout VIII
~ he thought NV her. n he wuzze'
" shore whether she meant & agg him (
~ err & tell him. gentle like. thet
wuzn't no use 4 be barkin' up III
III tree no longer. H. felt awful puzzle
N locked down tn road toar
~ Bunker's Flat. alayin' down ct
N bottom so peaceful-likc in tn moo
light. All Z onct he scen suthin' Gu
~ . moscyin' up til road. His heart :
nj 4 big jump. n be looked Al "a
a, vcvie N seed she hcdn't motto
.. nuthin'. Then he looked agin, clos'
N n he felt purity certain he know
what il wuz. N his heart felt better.
he sed to hisself: Charley Sande
I'D now's yer time-now er never.
cit ye'rc emmy good this i goin' : be
~. time to show itr Then he beg
talkin' kinder keerlcss like. n keI
walkin' on. n tn thing KEEP on . CO
~ in. n purity 500 III s~choolma'am
of II, zoo
he why. what's that a-comin'. J
Sanders. Looks like MIR. Petcrsc
4 ! big Noofunland dog. don't it?' IL
nj. look powerful like that animile.
,tly Charley. easy like. II don't walk
led actly like q dog. either sez :
rith .Mcbbc he's tired SCI Charley. !
,tIy didn't say nothin' more for . mil
and but KEEP a-eyin' tn thing mig
sharp. why. I do declare. q 4 do
IN. look like 4 bar. SEE she. laughin' y
vous like. Some like = bar SEE
era She Jest stopped quick n set her nc
hry t'gcthcr-rap! 4 do b'lievc 'tis
on barr Charley put his hand up 70
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